To celebrate National Postal Worker Day, we’re stamping this episode with extra love and bringing back our favorite mail carrier, Reyna! In this delightfully unfiltered conversation, Reyna returns to the mic to deliver more behind-the-scenes gems from life on the route. From coconuts and tuna to postal lingo and stamp hacks, we hear about the weird and relatable moments of the job. With humor and sincerity, Reyna peels back the envelope on what it’s really like to wear many different hats as a frontline worker. Donʻt forget to mahalo your postal carrier this week!

Episode Highlights

00:00 Welcome back Reyna! Our favorite carrier

01:13 Feedback from the first episode

02:18 Uniforms

04:09 Weirdest deliveries - brooms, coconuts and tuna!

06:07 Tell us about the mail truck

07:22 Interactions with kids and teenagers  

09:58 The many hats of frontline workers

12:01 Postal worker bat signals!

13:05  Fun working dynamic with colleagues

14:39 "Doing my time"

19:21 Postal lingo

16:57 Precious cargo

19:11 The weather

23:41 Hydration!

21:11 Political mail and papercuts

22:29 The dreaded damaged package

25:22 Stamps - just add more!

27:58 Cute, demure (and ugly) mail trucks

Credits
🎙️ Host & Producer: Molly Mamaril
🎸 Guitar: Amund Gismervik

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